Well I can understand as it was a bit of a joke. I have it too, I think. Still, I don't actually think that would have had any effect on Alex doing what he wanted to do, c.f. getting drunk as a lord in the face of the rest of Blur's tee-toalness. :-D

Damon wanted Blur (both the band and the album they were about to put out) to be taken seriously and separated from the whole Britpop thing- and Hanging Around is the ultimate Britpop song. I remember seeing the video on the ITV Chart Show...